Kyle, Author at Droid Life

HTC One (M8) Discounted to $299 for Second Hot Deal at 9am PT, Limited to Just 200 Units

Kyle November 11, 2014 58

HTC is back with another virtual doorbuster this week, sure to delight the precious few buyers who manage to take advantage, and potentially infuriate everyone else. Beginning at 9 a.m. Pacific (12 p.m. Eastern), the company will knock the price of all One M8...

AT&T Cancels Plans to Pursue Inflight Internet Service

Kyle November 10, 2014 10

AT&T's intention to enter the in-flight service biz was announced with much fanfare last April; the wireless carrier planned to challenge incumbents like Gogo by constructing an air-to-ground network in the US which would have delivered internet at 4G LTE...

Google Voice MMS Messaging Support for Verizon Now Official

Kyle November 10, 2014 62

Confirming what we reported last week, Google software engineer Dylan Salisbury writes on Google+ that Google Voice MMS messaging with Verizon Wireless subscribers is now officially supported. That means, as he points out, that MMS through Google Voice should...

HTC Weather App Hits the Play Store

Kyle November 6, 2014 17

Like Google, Samsung, Motorola, and others before it, HTC long ago discovered the virtue in separating core apps from firmware. Following the decoupling of the Sense 6 lock screen and the Gallery app, the Taiwan-based company has begun to distribute HTC...

Video: Bloomberg’s Joshua Topolsky Interviews Google Design Guru Matias Duarte

Kyle November 6, 2014 23

FORM, an invite-only design and technology conference hosted by Google, featured a fireside-type chat between Bloomberg's Joshua Topolsky and Vice President of Design at Google Matias Duarte. Over glasses of mimosas, they sat and talked about such heady topics...

Sony Bringing AOSP Android 5.0 to Xperia Devices

Kyle November 6, 2014 42

Well, that did not take long. Sony, which has experimented with distributing AOSP versions of firmware for its handsets in the past, revealed it has a functional versions of Lollipop running on the the Xperia Z1, Xperia Z2 and Xperia Z3. In a blog post, the...

Microsoft Office Now Free on Android, Tablet Preview Released

Kyle November 6, 2014 33

Microsoft is stepping up its productivity game with changes to Office on Android. The company recently announced Dropbox integration, and this morning, made Office consistent with the company's offering on iOS by removing the Office 365 subscription...

Sony Selling Unlocked Xperia Z3 to U.S. Customers, Priced at $679.99

Kyle November 5, 2014 60

For stateside subscribers to GSM carriers who are eagerly anticipating Sony's flagship smartphone, the Xperia Z3, the wait has finally ended. The electronics giant has begun selling unlocked, off-contract variants directly to customers in the U.S. through its...